An alleged con artist, known for impersonating a Motown songwriter in 2010 and this past June, has been arrested in connection with the theft of a cellphone he asked to borrow to make a call to Motown singer Smokey Robinson, San Francisco police said Friday.

A San Francisco man was arrested Monday after he somehow gained entrance to a fire station, dressed in a female firefighter’s clothes, and gave a rambling statement about working for the military, spokespeople for the police and fire departments said Tuesday.